Autumn Frost on the Forest Floor
I took the opportunity this morning, after a day and night of rain, sleet and freezing temps, to explore a local park near my home in search of macro images and reflections. Patuxent Ponds Park sits on the banks of the Patuxent River. A small park with two small ponds and surrounding wetlands and swamps. The perfect location for intimate forest scenes. The first shot is a group of fallen leaves covered in frost. The early morning sunlight was glimmering through the forest illuminating the scene in a beautiful mixed light. I used a small reflector to help bounce some more light into the image and waved a diffuser back and forth blocking direct light over the 8 second exposure pushing the light into and out of the scene during the exposure further enhancing the mix light.
Ephemeral Autumn Forest Floor
